. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/43 
7 January 2011  
 (11-0068) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  State Committee of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pedigree cattle 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  France  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice No 15-2-23/11274 of Chief State Inspector of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine of 22 D ecember 2010 "On abolishment of prohibition 
No 5-2/197 of 14 May 1996 and making appropriate changes to Notice No 15-2/53 of 
18 February 1997 concerning Spongiform Encepha lopathy in cattle in the territory of 
France"  Language:  Ukrainian  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  According to the results of the a udit of the animal health control 
system, conducted by the State Veterinary Service of Ukraine, particularly concerning the control of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the territory of France, the import of 
pedigree cattle is permitted from the territo ry of France on condition that the farms - 
suppliers of pedigree cattle are allocated in accordance with requirements of the OIE in the 
administrative territory free of Spongiform Encephalopathy. 
Amend the notice of Chief Inspector of Veteri nary Medicine of Ukraine No 15-2/53 of 18 
February 1997 and deem invalid the notice of the Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine 
of Ukraine No 15-2/197 of 14 May 1996. 
The imports of other commodities from this country, which are under the control of the 
State Veterinary Service, should be carried out according to veterinary requirements for 
imports into Ukraine of products subject to  state veterinary and sanitary control and 
supervision. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/UKR/43 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  According to the results 
of the audit of the animal health control system, conducted by the State Veterinary Service of Ukraine. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   -   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
22 December 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre  
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 
Tel:  +(380 44) 272 11 47 
Fax:  +(380 44) 272 15 78 E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.vet.gov.ua/dep/news